Extensive wormian bones in a patient with the Hallermann-Streiff syndrome.
A case is reported of a 5-month-old girl with Hallermann-Streiff syndrome who was evaluated for possible premature closure of the cranial sutures. Skull radiographs revealed numerous Wormian bones along sutures in the parietal skull bilaterally. Hallermann-Streiff syndrome is added to the list of diseases in which extensive Wormian bones can appear.
Gay
C T
CT
Department of Neurology, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown.
Bodensteiner
J B
JB
Barnes
P D
PD
D001846:Bone Development; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006210:Hallermann's Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011859:Radiography